Hi all!
I have a few vintage straight razors from Heljestrand, Jernbolaget and Giant (Sheffield).
They are all carbon steel and they are easy to strop before the shave, but I don't use my straights so often.
I also have two shavettes, a Dovo Stainless and a Parker SRX, wich I use more often than my vintage straights.
I am thinking of buying a modern stainless steel straight razor but how do one maintain a stainless?
Do I have to hone it with a stone every now and then?
How will a strop work on a stainless?
I heard that you can use a strop with a special paste, true?
I have a few vintage straight razors from Heljestrand, Jernbolaget and Giant (Sheffield).
They are all carbon steel and they are easy to strop before the shave, but I don't use my straights so often.
I also have two shavettes, a Dovo Stainless and a Parker SRX, wich I use more often than my vintage straights.
I am thinking of buying a modern stainless steel straight razor but how do one maintain a stainless?
Do I have to hone it with a stone every now and then?
How will a strop work on a stainless?
I heard that you can use a strop with a special paste, true?